Job summary
The main purpose of this role will be:
To provide strong, effective leadership coupled with a solid sense of commitment to delivering excellent nursing care and patient experience on the Medical Same Day Emergency Care Unit, and to ensure the improvement and sustainability of the quality-of-care indicators for caring for the patients.
You will be expected to work with the matron to ensure the operational efficiency of the unit, working collaboratively with all departments across the Trust.
You will be expected to promote consistent safe, effective, well led and responsive quality care and working practices in the unit and ensure that staff will receive the appropriate leadership, support, appraisal and continual professional development.
This role will require flexibility of hours and working patterns.
You will be expected to work within the Acute care Leadership Team and multidisciplinary team to develop and evolve our pathways for acute admission avoidance and admissions. Through demonstration of high levels of clinical expertise and practice, work collaboratively with members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), divisional care unit and others to review and plan services which are responsive, cost effective and evidence based
Provide strong, professional leadership working in partnership to enhance professional standards of care across the service linking in with primary, secondary and tertiary care as appropriate
Main duties of the job
1. Patient Care
2. Multidisciplinary Team Working
3. Communication/Information
4. Clinical/ Operational Management
5. Human Resource Management and Development
6. Budget Management
7. Unit Environment
8. Clinical Governance
9. Research\Education
10. Professional Development/ Personal Performance
About us
Our Vision: Exceptional patient care provided by exceptional people
Our Mission: To bring our people communities & partners together- providing patient care we can all be proud of.
As colleagues, we will always be guided by our Proud to CARE values:
Compassion: Treating everyone with kindness - welcoming diversity and inclusion, considering individual needs; and challenging inappropriate behaviours outside of our values.
Ambition: Aspiring to be the best - reaching high standards, providing exceptional care and services; and achieving measurable improvements in people's health and wellbeing.
Respect: Valuing and appreciating everyone - listening, learning, and acting on their experiences, being open and honest; and recognising that working with others brings benefits.
Encouragement: Opportunities for all - supporting education and development, helping people to bring their improvement ideas to life and speak-up; and getting everyone involved in our future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description & person specification for a more detailed overview of the advertised vacancy.
If you would like any further information or to arrange a visit please contact Gary Durrant- Matron.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description & person specification for a more detailed overview of the advertised vacancy.
If you would like any further information or to arrange a visit please contact Gary Durrant- Matron.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - 1st level degree or equivalent experience
- - 1st level RGN
- -Communication skills training
- - Teaching and assessing
Desirable
- Advanced communication course/qualification
- - Leadership qualification
- advanced knowledge and skills within the specialist sphere of practice of a MSDEC unit.
Experience
Essential
- - Significant post registration experience including in clinical speciality
- - Experience in line management
- - Able to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
- - Leadership and management experience
- - Change management
Desirable
- - Previous experience as a senior nurse working in an acute setting
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- - Sound negotiation skills, with the ability to deal with difficult or challenging situations
- - Ability to deliver educational sessions to nurses and other disciplines
- - Presentation skills
- - Computer literacy
- - Lead audit programme and subsequent improvements
- - Evidence of continuing professional development
- - Risk management awareness
Desirable
- - Evidence of publication
- - Led research project
- - Report writing
- - Developed an educational programme
Trust values
Essential
- Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement
Personal Attributes
Essential
- - Positive attitude, self-motivated
- - Ability to work under pressure, organise own workload and prioritise
- - Adaptable to meet service needs
- - Innovative and dynamic
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - 1st level degree or equivalent experience
- - 1st level RGN
- -Communication skills training
- - Teaching and assessing
Desirable
- Advanced communication course/qualification
- - Leadership qualification
- advanced knowledge and skills within the specialist sphere of practice of a MSDEC unit.
Experience
Essential
- - Significant post registration experience including in clinical speciality
- - Experience in line management
- - Able to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
- - Leadership and management experience
- - Change management
Desirable
- - Previous experience as a senior nurse working in an acute setting
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- - Sound negotiation skills, with the ability to deal with difficult or challenging situations
- - Ability to deliver educational sessions to nurses and other disciplines
- - Presentation skills
- - Computer literacy
- - Lead audit programme and subsequent improvements
- - Evidence of continuing professional development
- - Risk management awareness
Desirable
- - Evidence of publication
- - Led research project
- - Report writing
- - Developed an educational programme
Trust values
Essential
- Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement
Personal Attributes
Essential
- - Positive attitude, self-motivated
- - Ability to work under pressure, organise own workload and prioritise
- - Adaptable to meet service needs
- - Innovative and dynamic
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
